, fort sullivan was defended by colonel mo ##ult ##rie , commanding the 2nd south carolina regiment and a company of the 4th south carolina artillery , numbering 435 men . at around 9 : 00 am that morning , a british ship fired a signal gun indicating all was ready for the attack . less than an hour later , nine warships had sailed into positions facing the fort . thunder and friendship anchored about 1 @ . @ 5 miles ( 2 @ . @ 4 km ) from the fort while parker took active , bristol , experiment and sole ##bay to a closer position about 400 yards ( 370 m ) from sullivan ' s island , where they anchored facing broad ##side to
, fort sullivan was defended by colonel moultrie, commanding the 2nd south carolina regiment and a company of the 4th south carolina artillery, numbering 435 men. at around 9 : 00 am that morning, a british ship fired a signal gun indicating all was ready for the attack. less than an hour later, nine warships had sailed into positions facing the fort. thunder and friendship anchored about 1 @. @ 5 miles ( 2 @. @ 4 km ) from the fort while parker took active, bristol, experiment and solebay to a closer position about 400 yards ( 370 m ) from sullivan's island, where they anchored facing broadside to